COL. CHARLES YOUNG MEMORIAL PLAQUE

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COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG (1864-1922) WHO SERVED AS A MAJOR IN THE 9TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY (ALL-BLACK NATIONAL GUARD UNIT) DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND WAS PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS AT WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY AN ALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE IN OHIO.

Location

Address: VETERANS PARK-6 NORTH 6TH STREET
City: NEWARK
State:
Zip Code: 43055

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated: 1922
Photograph By: WILLIAM FISCHER JR.
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